Tim Kaine actually said...

It is still kind of hard to contemplate that if confirmed you would be the first enlisted person to hold the position of Secretary of Defense.

Kaine remarks on the historic significance of Hagel's potential confirmation.

01/30/2013

More Tim Kaine Quotes

I think any shutdown of the Government of the United States is a horrible thing.

You want to be at the Office of Management and Budget, but you will not tell me that shutdown is a bad thing.

I do not think the Government should be shut down, of this Nation, for a week, for a month, for a year, for an hour, for a second.

it may be time for a 'good shutdown in September.'